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Universities & globalization : to market, to market / Ravinder Kaur Sidhu.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sidhu, Ravinder K. (Ravinder Kaur)
- Series:
- Sociocultural, political, and historical studies in education.
- Sociocultural, political, and historical studies in education
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Education, Higher--Economic aspects--Cross-cultural studies.
- Education, Higher.
- Education and globalization--Cross-cultural studies.
- Education and globalization.
- International education--Cross-cultural studies.
- International education.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (383 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- Universities and globalization
- Place of Publication:
- Mahwah, N.J. : L. Erlbaum Associates, 2006.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Universities and Globalization: To Market, To Market examines the operations of power and knowledge in international education under conditions of globalization, with a focus on the three biggest exporters of higher education--the United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom. An interdisciplinary approach based on the core social sciences is used to explore the power relations that shape global education networks. The role of nation-states in creating the conditions for education markets and the desire for a Westernized template of international education in the postcolonial world i
- Contents:
- Front Cover; Universities and Globalization; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Prologue: Personal and Political Influences; 1. Rethinking International Education: Place/Space and Politics; 2. Discursive Power and Subjectivity; 3. Globalization: Ways of Knowing; 4. "In America's Interest"; 5. Education@UK; 6. Australia: "Diversity" ma non troppo; 7. Singapore: East Meets West; 8. Brazil: "Priority Market"; 9. To Market, To Market; References; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 318-349) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-135-61251-X
- 1-283-88253-1
- 1-135-61252-8
- 1-282-37568-7
- 9786612375682
- 1-4106-1721-1
- 9781410617217
- OCLC:
- 476019415
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